THE REYKJAVIK SUMMIT: THE AFTERMATH : To Football Fans, Iceland Report Was a TV Blooper

From Times Wire Services

Hundreds of angry sports fans complained to TV networks when special reports on the superpower summit in Iceland interrupted broadcasts of football games, officials said.

CBS and NBC both said they received several hundred phone calls Sunday from sports enthusiasts complaining about the programming breaks. ABC reported about a dozen complaints.

"We had several hundred football fans that called in, mostly Chicago Bears fans," said George Schweitzer, vice president of communications for CBS. "By and large, these things don't come up too often. But we have die-hard football fans who, like soap opera fans, would much rather see their own programming."